Kitty (1800 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Kitty (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameKitty
Owner
  • 1800:Miller & Co.
  • 1805:Clays
BuilderUlverston, or Lancaster[1]
Launched1800[1]
Fate1804 Hired armed ship
United Kingdom
NameKitty
OperatorRoyal Navy
In service17 May 1804
Out of service17 January 1805
FateReturned to owners
United Kingdom
NameKitty
Owner
  • 1805:Drinkalla,[1] or Drinkall
  • 1810:Milford
  • 1815:Parsons
  • 1830:Meaburn[2] or Cruikshank[3]
  • 1847:Coates
FateLast listed 1852
General characteristics
Tons burthen307,[1] or 310,[4] or 320,[5] or 322[2] (bm)
PropulsionSails
Complement100[5]
Armament
  • Hired armed ship: 16 × 18-pounder carronades[4]
  • Privateer: 22 × 24-, 18-, & 9-pounder guns + 6 swivels[5]
  • 1806:16 × 18-pounder + 2 × 9-pounder guns + 4 × 24-pounder carronades[1]

Kitty was a sailing ship that began her career as a West Indiaman. She then served the Royal Navy from 17 May 1804 to 17 January 1805 as a hired armed ship. Next she became a privateer. As a privateer she captured a Spanish vessel in a notable single ship action that earned her captain an honour sword. On her return from privateering Kitty returned to mercantile service, particularly later trading with Russia. She underwent repairs in 1830 and a change in ownership to emerge as a whaler in the southern whale fishery. After four whaling voyages between 1830 and 1846, she returned to mercantile service and was last listed in 1852.

  1. ^ a b c d e Register of Shipping (1806), Seq. №K69.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RS1830S was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bswf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 393.
  5. ^ a b c "Letter of Marque, p.71 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2012.